Compare Hamilton Middle School with Ortiz Middle School

Hamilton Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 79 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 82 in closing performance gaps. It scored 88 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Ortiz Middle School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 82 in closing performance gaps and 87 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Hamilton Middle School’s four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Ortiz Middle School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Hamilton Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 88.36% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.07%), Whites or Caucasians (3.26%), Two or More Races (0.76%) and Asians (0.54%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Ortiz Middle School, Hispanics make up 80.84% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.47%), Asians (1.79%), Whites or Caucasians (0.95%), Two or More Races (0.63%) and Native Americans (0.32%).

Based on household incomes, the Hamilton Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 85.42% compared to 98.84% at Ortiz Middle School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Hamilton Middle School has 273 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 29.71% of student population. Ortiz Middle School has significantly more ELLs at 483 or about 50.84% of student population.

Hamilton Middle School’s bilingual students comprise 31.88%, gifted and talented students, 32.97%, while 10.01% are in the special education program. Ortiz Middle School bilingual students comprise 49.26%, gifted and talented students, 10.32%, and 10.21% are in the special education program.

Hamilton Middle School's 51 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years. Teachers at Ortiz Middle School, numbering 60 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging 6.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Hamilton Middle School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Ortiz Middle School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 12 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Hamilton Middle School has two special education teachers assisted by 2 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Ortiz Middle School has three special education teachers and 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.